The Altstadt (literally "old town") is one of the 50 quarters () of

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; it belongs to central Borough 1. The Düsseldorfer Altstadt is known as "the longest bar in the world" (''längste Theke der Welt''), because the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques; supposedly, each establishment's bar-counter connecting to one next door. Düsseldorf is famed for its special beer,

Altbier Altbier (, ) is a style of beer brewed in the Rhineland, especially around the city of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is a copper coloured beer whose name comes from it being top-fermented, an older method than the bottom fermentation of lagers. ...

("old beer"), brewed from an old traditional recipe, which is only produced in a few places in the world since the end of the 19th century. The Old Town has an area of 0.48 square kilometer (which is less than a quarter of a percent of the whole city) and has 2,429 inhabitants (2020), less than half a percent of the population of Düsseldorf. The density of population is thus 5,398 inhabitants/km².

Main sights

* Basilica St. Lambertus * Schlossturm - housing the shipping museum * The Old City Hall (Rathaus) * Equestrian statue of

Jan Wellem John William, Elector Palatine (''Jan Wellem'' in Low German, English: ''John William''; 19 April 1658 – 8 June 1716) of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg ( ...

on the Market place * St. Ursula-Gymnasium, old Grammar School * Rhine Tower

References

External links

Discover Düsseldorf: The Old Town
City of Düsseldorf
www.duesseldorf-altstadt.de

Websites from Altstadt Düsseldorf on Duesselgo.de
Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf Tourist attractions in Düsseldorf Entertainment districts in Germany

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